If all of the surprisingly pure ice at Mars's south pole melted, it would cover the entire planet with approximately 36 feet (11 meters) of water, scientists say.
Advances in light-emitting diodes could bring the tiny, energy-efficient lights even closer to replacing today's incandescent bulbs, according to an industry expert.
Scientists have spotted fragments of a massive space collision they say may help them piece together how the moon formed. The crash may also create the brightest comet ever.
The earliest known human with a long childhood has been found, a new study says, and it may push back the advent of modern humans by 100,000-plus years.
Evidence is mounting that an act often called a sexual blunder is actually an evolutionary process that is more common in animals than previously believed, an expert says.
A new method for sending quantum messages farther than ever before may lead to tiny, ultrafast computers and a satellite system for delivering super-secure messages, experts say.
A new tagging study has revealed that large squid may be much more plentiful than previously thought—and that sperm whales may hunt the creatures at their most vulnerable.
Satellite images from the free 3-D globe were found in Iraqi insurgents' homes, leading to controversial requests for the tool to censor sensitive locations.
Curious deposits on Mars that originally appeared to be signs of an ancient ocean
were instead produced by water emerging from underground, a new study finds.
The first direct evidence of the so-called YORP effect shows that heat from the sun can speed up or slow down an asteroid's spin, according to a trio of new studies.
